SUMMER FLOWER SHOW!!

News from the Bethlehem Garden Club -

Bethlehem Garden Club

SUMMER FLOWER SHOW!!

“Sailing Through Summer”

July 20-21 2012, Friday 3-8 p.m and Saturday10-3.

Grand Ballroom of the Historic Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St.

---within walking distance of the Club's

three award winning gardens!!

Come to our exciting show,

tour the historic district,

shop and dine for a fabulous summer experience.

2012 Spring Garden Shows & Classes

Before we know it spring gardening season will rush in.
There are a lot of local events to look forward to before the real gardening begins. Mark your calendar and be sure to join the fun.

,
Adventure in Agriculture
Feb. 10, 11,12,2012
Friday - 5-9pm, Saturday - 10am-9pm and Sunday - 11am-6pm
Palmer Park Mall
123 Palmer Park Mall
Easton, PA 18045
Phone: 610-258-6017
Some local exhibitors: Penn State Master Gardeners, Northampton County Farm Bureau, Becker Honey Farm, Smith Krekk Alpacas, 4H clubs and much more! Fun for kids and adults.


Valley Flower and Garden Show
March 2, 3 and 4, 2012 –
Ag Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds
302 North 17th Street
Allentown, PA 18104
Description:
Since 1973. Beautiful flowers and horticultural exhibits to make you feel that Spring is on it's way


Master Gardener Spring Garden Series – Brochure
http://extension.psu.edu/lehigh/events/files/spring-garden-series
.
”Vegetable Gardening: From the Ground Up."
(call 610-391-9840 for more information)
Classes to get ready and get in the mood for Spring.

in Northampton County at the Bethlehem Township Community Center, 2900 Farmersville Road, Bethlehem, PA. 18020
- March 14 “Plan Before You Plant” 6 p.m.; “Seeds and Transplants” 7:15 p.m.
- March 21 “Garden Maintenance: The Endurance Stretch” 6:00 p.m.; “Maximize Your Efforts” 7:15 p.m.

in the Lehigh County Agricultural Center, 4184 Dorney Park Road, Room 104, Allentown,
PA 18104-5798
- March 22 “Plan Before YouPlant” 6:00 p.m.; “Seeds and Transplants” 7:15 p.m.
- March 29 “Garden Maintenance: The Endurance Stretch” 6:00 p.m.; “Maximize Your Efforts” 7:15 p.m.

Philadelphia International Flower Show – Islands of Aloha
March 4 – March 11, 2012
What can be better than gardens of Hawaii?

.
and for fall 2012 - Workshops for the Gardener: September 15, 2012, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Nazareth.
(Contact 610-391-9840) Save the date!

Spring Shows

2012

Valley Flower and Garden Show

Ag Hall, Allenttown

•           New Dates: March 2, 3 and 4  -- Mark your calendars!!!

 

Adventures in Agriculture

Palmer Park Mall, Easton

Friday, February 10, 4pm – 9 pm

Saturday, February 11, 10am – 9 pm

Sunday, February 12, 11 am – 4 pm

Philacelphia International Flower Show

Marchh 4-11, 2012 =  Islands of Aloha

2011 UPDATE -

Adventures in Agriculture Feb 11-13, 2011  http://shoppalmerparkmall.com/calendar/event/11082
Philadelphia Flower Show “Springtime in Paris” March 6-13, 2011  http://www.theflowershow.com/home/index.html

Valley Flower, Garden and Patio Show - Ag Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds, March 11-13, 2011.
Lehigh Valley Green Builders Expo March 19-20, 2011  http://www.lvgreenbuilders.org/expo/

---------------------------

February starts the round of local spring shows. It’s fun to see what’s new while waiting to get out in the garden. (Click on the headings for more information about each show.)

Adventures in Agriculture

Lots of farm, bug, garden, food, ecological and animal related displays. The alpacas are always a big hit - educational and interactive displays and fun for kids. (See February 20, 2008 post.)

Palmer Park Mall, Easton, PA

Friday evening, February 12: 5-9 pm; Saturday, February 13: 10 am-9 pm; Sunday, February 14: 11 am-5 pm. No admission fee.

.

.

The 8th Annual Eastern Pennsylvania Spring Home Show
200 vendors fill Agricultural Hall with everything from gazebos to gardens.
WHEN: Feb 19th - 21st, 2010

WHERE: AG Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds,
SHOW HOURS: Friday, 5pm to 9pm; Saturday, 10am to 9pm; Sunday, 10am to 5pm

TICKETS: $8.00 adults, $7.00 seniors, children under 12 free.
PARKING: FREE

.
Lehigh Valley Green Building Expo
An exciting gathering of green living experts will offer demonstrations and workshops on a wide variety of green topics. This is a new one for me. I intend to check out the rain barrels.

Northampton Community CollegeMain Campus - Gymnasium, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020

Saturday, March 20 – 9 am to 8 pm; Sunday, March 21 – 10 am to 5 pm
Admission $5

.

The 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show “Passport to the World”

The over-the-top international flower show has a reputation for huge landscape displays, excellent horticulture and design and a great variety of shopping at “The Marketplace”. I always come home with a plant or two or more. (See blog post March 11, 2009.)
Sunday, February 29 through Sunday March 7

Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Hours: Sundays 8 am to 6 pm; Monday through Friday 10 am to 9:30 pm; Saturday 8 am to 9:30 pm.
Admission: Adult $23, Student with ID $18, Child 2 to 16 $13.

.

Taking a Break

.

I’m taking a break from IPM research to enjoy the Bethlehem Garden Club’s Flower Show. (See Bethlehem Garden Club link at right for details.) The show continues today from 10 AM to 3 PM.

I’ll continue with IPM on Wednesday.

Here are some pictures from the show.

Horticulture

Design

Special Exhibits




Bake Sale



Plant Sale
and Raffle

.

(Dear fellow garden bloomdayers,

I've cheated a bit here to include this blog as my bloomday post. The show was much more interesting than the yellow Knock-out rose, calendula, sweet alyssum and snapdragon blooming in my garden. Carol at May Dreams Garden is the host of this wondeful event on the 15th of every month. Sorry Carol - The devil made me do it.)

.

Bethlehem Garden Club Flower Show

.
A total of 222 design exhibits, horticulture exhibits, vignettes, table arrangements, educational exhibits and more comprise a hall full of garden material.

The Bethlehem Garden Club Flower Show “Garden Party” - Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7 - is going on at Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road in Bethlehem.

“Stunning”, “spectacular”, “fantastic”, “amazing”, “beautiful” were words I heard to describe the exhibits on the first day of the show. Four panels of judges selected the best of the best.

This is the first local flower show I have ever attended. What a pleasant surprise.

Great exhibits
Perennials and annuals for sale
Raffles on everything from garden center gift cards to canvas prints
Even cookies and lemonade

- A lot of fun with no admission fee.

The show continues today 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you’re interested in sale or raffle items, get there early. Everything is selling like hotcakes at great prices!

.